Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

वृक्षा वल्ल्यश्च गुल्माश्च संतानाः संत्यनेकशः । सर्वं तत्कांचनमयं मूलं पुष्पं फलं दलम्

Transliteration

vṛkṣā vallyaśca gulmāśca saṃtānāḥ saṃtyanekaśaḥ | sarvaṃ tatkāṃcanamayaṃ mūlaṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ dalam

Translation

ที่นั่นมีต้นไม้ เถาวัลย์ และพุ่มไม้มากมายนับไม่ถ้วน ทั้งหมดล้วนเป็นดุจทองคำ—ทั้งราก ดอก ผล และใบ

Word by Word

• वृक्षाः: trees
• वृक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• वल्ल्यः: creepers, vines
• वल्ल्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• गुल्माः: shrubs, bushes
• गुल्माः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• संतानाः: offspring, shoots, progeny
• संतानाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• सन्ति: are, exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमानकालः); प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• अनेकशः: in many (numerous) kinds
• अनेकशः: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक-अव्ययम् (in many ways / in great numbers)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate nominative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Determiner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘काञ्चनमयम्’ इत्यस्य निर्धारकः (that)

• काञ्चनमयम्: made of gold
• काञ्चनमयम्: Sambandha (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तद्धितान्त-विशेषणम् (made of/consisting of gold)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; समाहार-निर्देशः (as item in list)

• पुष्पम्: flower
• पुष्पम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• दलम्: leaf, petal
• दलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (kāñcanavana motif)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense sacred grove where every plant part—roots, blossoms, fruits, leaves—gleams like gold; creepers drape like golden garlands; shrubs shimmer as if cast in metal under soft divine light.

Characters & Entities

• Vastrāpatha
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a mahā-tīrtha, even ordinary nature is transfigured—signifying inexhaustible merit and divine proximity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse supports faith in the site by portraying its supernatural abundance.